Politics
Ethnic ‘Balancer’ for Government Jobs Becomes Focus of Ethnic Division
North Macedonia tries to ensure diversity — and keep the peace — with computer-generated state hiring quotas. Fraud and bloat…
Putin Is Selling Victory, and Many Russians Are Buying It
Vladimir Putin’s message to his country appears to be taking hold: that Russia is fighting against the whole Western world…
First, He Conquered Paris. Now, a Japanese Chef Wants to Become a Brand.
Kei Kobayashi, who earned three Michelin stars in France, has come home to build an empire.
How MSNBC’s Leftward Tilt Delivers Ratings, and Complications
NBC’s leaders have been forced to grapple with how to square its cable news network’s embrace of progressive politics with…
Seventeen Percent of Voters Blame Biden for the End of Roe
The mistaken belief, in a new poll, shows how even as abortion is mobilizing Democrats, confusion over the issue is…
What Congestion Pricing Would Mean for the Subways
Congestion pricing revenue would go to pay for infrastructure, like modernizing signals that date back to the 1930s, if the…
AI Program Aims to Break Barriers for Female Students
A new program, backed by Cornell Tech, M.I.T. and U.C.L.A., helps prepare lower-income, Latina and Black female computing majors for…
Case Against Lodi, a Top NYC Restaurant, Could Lower Barriers to Unions
The National Labor Relations Board says the management at Lodi unlawfully fought a union drive. If the allegations are upheld,…
Jury Selection in Menendez Trial Stretches Into a Third Day
Senator Robert Menendez is accused of participating in a sprawling bribery scheme that involves $100,000 in gold bars, an Egyptian…